Knife River
Financial ratios & Valuation

Forward Multiples (2025 – 2027)

202520262027
Price/Earnings ratio
21.5818.6418.64
Price/Sales ratio
N/AN/AN/A
Earnings per Share (EPS)
$4.13$4.79$4.79

Historical Multiples (2020 – 2023)

2020 2021 2022 2023 TTM Median
Valuation Ratios
Price/Earnings ratio
15.1217.1730.5620.48N/A23.87
Price/Sales ratio
1.020.990.871.32N/A0.93
Price/Book Value ratio
N/A2.332.162.95N/A2.25
Price/Cash Flow ratio
9.5812.2910.7411.16N/A11.52
Price/Free Cash Flow ratio
23.08317.8876.1117.72N/A196.99
Price/Earnings Growth ratio
N/A-1.44-0.690.13N/A-1.07
Dividend Yield
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Profitability Indicator Ratios
Gross Profit Margin
17.01%15.56%13.70%19.04%N/A14.63%
Operating Profit Margin
9.84%8.57%6.49%10.47%N/A7.53%
Pretax Profit Margin
8.94%7.77%3.92%8.66%N/A5.84%
Net Profit Margin
6.76%5.82%2.87%6.46%N/A4.34%
Effective Tax Rate
24.35%25.08%26.65%25.45%N/A25.87%
Return on Assets
N/A5.94%2.90%7.03%N/A4.42%
Return On Equity
N/A13.61%7.09%14.44%N/A10.35%
Return on Capital Employed
N/A10.47%7.41%13.15%N/A8.94%
Liquidity Ratios
Current Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Quick Ratio
N/A0.701.711.71N/A1.20
Cash ratio
N/A0.030.770.75N/A0.40
Days of Sales Outstanding
N/A34.4934.7434.40N/A34.62
Days of Inventory outstanding
N/A56.5253.9450.91N/A55.23
Operating Cycle
N/A91.0188.6885.31N/A89.85
Days of Payables Outstanding
N/A16.0114.5717.14N/A15.29
Cash Conversion Cycle
N/A75.0074.1168.16N/A74.55
Debt Ratios
Debt Ratio
N/A0.310.270.26N/A0.29
Debt Equity Ratio
N/A0.710.660.53N/A0.69
Long-term Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.370.300.34N/A0.33
Total Debt to Capitalization
N/A0.410.400.34N/A0.40
Interest Coverage Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Cash Flow to Debt Ratio
N/A0.260.300.49N/A0.28
Company Equity Multiplier
N/A2.282.432.05N/A2.36
Cash Flow Ratios
Operating Cash Flow / Sales Ratio
0.100.080.080.11N/A0.08
Free Cash Flow / Operating Cash Flow Ratio
0.410.030.140.62N/A0.08
Cash Flow Coverage Ratio
N/A0.260.300.49N/A0.28
Short Term Coverage Ratio
N/A1.670.8747.40N/A1.27
Dividend Payout Ratio
N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A